Professional Summary

Independent Product Management Consultant & Founder

Provide independent Product Management, Innovation and Design consulting. Founded WireFrameRate, LLC in 2018 with an emphasis on building and commercializing line-of-business iOS apps and providing Product Management and consulting services for businesses transitioning to mobile-first workflows.

Defined new career development experience for leading software development Q&A site.

DIRECTOR of SOFTWARE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

Led software product management and ITIL-based services definition for device health, security, and manageability for HP TechPulse as part of the HP Device as a Serviceoffering. Defined the vision and approach for modern multi-OS device management (Apple iOS/macOS, Android, Windows). Performed analyses and provided recommendations for inorganic (M&A and partnership) opportunities to accelerate product roadmap.

Led the analysis and recommendation for HP’s strategic partnership with VMWare for unified endpoint management.

Senior Innovation Product Manager

Driving innovation concept development within the office of the CEO. Rapidly prototyping and iterating design and technology concepts for the future of Solera’s businesses, with a focus on mobile application (iOS) design and development. Working with a small team of full-stack engineers and designers to ideate concepts, prioritize features, and develop minimum viable product. Contributing in multiple facets from traditional product management, to design, proof-of-concept app development, QA, and more as necessary.

IoT technology research and strategy focused on connected car and home.

Established a planning funnel, prioritization, and roadmap process to drive rigor into a fast-moving innovation process.

Identified and validated data and technology assets from within Solera’s extensive portfolio of companies as well as external partners.

Developed near-term roadmap for Solera’s Digital Garage product and requirements for additional capabilities that will be introduced in the coming months.

Manager, Product Management and Planning

Player/manager that lead product management and managed the team responsible for planning and strategy of HP Touchpoint Manager. The team delivered the near- and long-term roadmap and requirements for the product, guided by customer empathy, competitive insights, market opportunities, as well as alignment with internal pan-HP opportunities and initiatives. Additionally, the team performed business development activities for selected technology partners.

Promoted from individual contributor to manager after six months in role

Established planning funnel and prioritization process to drive user-focused product planning with necessary business and technical due diligence.

Created long-term roadmap and lead roadmap planning and coordination across multiple functions (engineering, marketing, support, operations) and business units.

Crafted mobility strategy and executed to release to market.

Developed and delivered executive, internal, and external product presentations.

Software Product Marketing Manager

Promoted high-growth and value-adding opportunities while crafting short-term plans and strategy for both software and business processes. Developed financial, risk, and other business models, analyzed primary and secondary market and financial data, and presented strategic recommendations to senior management. Directed software strategy for mobile thin client products and architected add-on strategy for common desktop/mobile thin client.

Worked with services teams to drive new product features/requirements and solution categories (virtualization, bring-your-own-PC, PC power management, etc.).

Technical Program Manager

Drove vendor selection and management practices, considered technical and financial implications, and evaluated SWOT, financial statements, risk, decision analysis, and financial modeling. Coordinated cross-functional and business unit collaboration and communications in order to define plans of record for security strategy implementations with diverse delivery mechanisms over multiple programs.

Provided annual training and ongoing support to solution architect teams on HP and Microsoft technologies, operating system implementation and licensing, and solution strategies.

Developed new technologies and products ranging from thin clients, retail point-of-sale, and Consolidated Client Infrastructure (CCI) first as contributing developer, then team technical lead, and finally as lead software developer.

Primary studies included Strategic Management, Strategic Marketing and Marketing Management, Operations Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Information Technology, and Economics. Significant research projects included a study of Gazprom and the Russian oil and gas industry, London Clubs International and the gaming industry.

Primary studies included Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Digital Logic Design, Operating Systems Design, Human/Computer Interaction, Software Development Lifecycle (Waterfall and Rapid Prototyping), Discrete Mathematics, and Calculus. Significant research projects included a Linux-based web radio running on a Motorola Crossfire reference board and an analysis of Amazon.com and the emergence of early e-commerce.

Patents and Applications

US Patent 7,739,732 | “Graphical User Interface That Permits the Selection of a Security Setting to Control Access to a Removable Storage Device”

Skill and Competency Summary

Social

Strong capacity for building and using a network of professionals across functional and business units. Significant experience managing vendors/partners, often interfacing directly with CxO level management. Present regularly to senior levels of management including general managers and senior level executives. Also experienced with training and mentoring/coaching.

Business Acumen

Experienced with primary and secondary market research with an emphasis on strategic product or product feature recommendations. Financial modeling and forecasting used in evaluating business development opportunities or new market initiatives. Experienced in various strategy formulation techniques and innovation process methodologies.